CAMP GEN. ALEJO SANTOS, Bulacan–— An estimated P246.880 total worth of illegal drugs were seized from six arrested illegal drugs suspects in a series of buy-bust operations conducted by the Bulacan police during the weekend.
At the same time, police tracker teams nabbed two wanted persons in different areas in the province.
Bulacan police director Col. Relly Arnedo said the two illegal drug suspects arrested by Plaridel police in Barangay Banga 2nd, Plaridel yielded 5 sachets of shabu worth P238,000.
Similarly, Station Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU) members of City of Meycauayan and Hagonoy police stations who conducted separate drug buy-bust operations resulted in the arrest of four drug suspects who yielded 9 sachets of shabu worth 8,880.00.
The arrested suspects and confiscated pieces of evidence were brought to the Bulacan Provincial Forensic Unit (PFU) for appropriate examination, while criminal complaints for violations of R.A. 9165 against the suspects had been prepared for filing in court.
In Sta. Maria town, a 54-year-old resident of Gulod 1, Barangay San Jose Patag was arrested by virtue of a search warrant implemented by the operatives of Sta. Maria police station and the Bulacan 2nd Provincial Mobile Force Company.
Recovered from the suspect were 1 caliber.38 revolver without trademark but with serial number 302745; 3 ammunition for caliber .38 revolver; 3 ammunition for caliber .45; 1 magazine for 9 mm pistol; 1 gun case for 9 mm Taurus Pistol bearing PT092151CAAB color black; 1 leg holster color black; 1 Squires Bingham air rifle with serial number 43015; 1 CO2 tank; and 1 plastic bottle containing air rifle pellets. The search warrant was implemented through legal procedure with the presence of barangay officials as witnesses.
Meanwhile, a manhunt operation conducted by the tracker team of Marilao police station resulted in the arrest a wanted person for violation of R.A. 9165 at Barangay Saog, Marilao through a standing warrant of arrest issued by Regional Trial Court (RTC), Br. 76 of City of Malolos, Bulacan, dated October 20, 2023.
Exemplifying the Bulacan PNP’s resolute commitment to crime reduction and ensuring public safety is under the guidance of PBGen Jose Hidalgo Jr., the Regional Director of PRO3. The success of these operations underscores the police unwavering dedication and effectiveness in combating drug-related crimes and the recovery of loose firearms under the “Pulis ng PRO 3, Partner ng Pamayanan” thrust.
